Neurogenetics Program | Meet our Team
Boston Children’s Pediatric Neurogenetics Experts
Our pediatric neurogeneticists are neurologists with specialized training and expertise in the identification, diagnosis, and treatment of pediatric genetic disorders that affect the brain. They include:
Irina Anselm, MD
Specialties: mitochondrial disease, neurometabolic disorders, leukodystrophy
Nicole Baumer, MD
Specialty: Down syndrome
Basil Darras, MD
Specialties: neuromuscular disorders, spinal muscular atrophy, ataxias
Peter Davis, MD
Specialty: tuberous sclerosis complex, autism spectrum disorders
Elizabeth Engle, MD
Specialty: genetic eye movement disorders
Christelle Moufawad El Achkar, MD
Specialties: genetic epilepsy, brain malformations, autism spectrum disorder
Heather Olson, MD
Specialties: genetic epilepsies, CDKL5
Anna Pinto, MD
Specialty: Sturge-Weber syndrome
Annapurna Poduri, MD (Director)
Specialties: genetic epilepsies, brain malformations
Lance Rodan, MD
Specialties: neurometabolic, mitochondrial disorders, brain malformations, neurogenetics
Mustafa Sahin, MD, PhD
Specialties: tuberous sclerosis complex, neurocutaneous disorders, brain malformations
Siddharth Srivastava, MD
Specialties: neurogenetics, neurometabolic, leukodystrophies, brain malformations, neurodevelopmental disorders
Nicole Ullrich, MD
Specialty: neurofibromatosis
Christopher Yuskaitis, MD
Specialty: infantile spasms
Boston Children’s Genetic Counselors
Kira Dies, ScM, CGC
Specialties: tuberous sclerosis complex, autism spectrum disorders
Elicia Estrella, MS, CGC
Specialty: muscular dystrophy
Abbe Lai, MS, CGC
Specialties: brain malformations
Sonal Mahida, MS, CGC
Specialties: genetic epilepsies, neonatal neurology, general geurology
Beth Rosen Sheidley, MS, CGC
Specialties: genetic epilepsies, autism spectrum disorders
Lacey Smith, MS, CGC
Specialties: genetic epilepsies, autism spectrum disorders
Lindsay Swanson, MS, CGC
Specialties: Rett syndrome, CDKL5, FOXG1